Article snippet: WASHINGTON — Sometimes, you just get thirsty. Never mind that you’re on national television, having hyped a midafternoon speech. Or that you’re the president of the United States, delivering the remarks from the Diplomatic Room in the White House. And just set aside for a moment your past, snarky criticism of other politicians for sneaking a sip during a speech. Whether any of that went through President Trump’s mind or not during an address to the nation on Wednesday afternoon, he clearly was parched. And so he stopped, after speaking for about 11 minutes, reaching down to his left for the water he expected to be there. He came up dry. “They don’t have water. That’s O.K.,” the president said, taking about a 20-second pause from his remarks extolling his own achievements during his recent visit to Japan. “What? No, it’s O.K.” Flummoxed for a moment, an aide told him to look on the other side, and he finally found his refreshment. The big swig from the iconic, squarish Fiji Water bottle seemed to hit the spot, and Mr. Trump continued delivering his remarks on the success of his “America First” foreign policy. He no doubt hoped that the interruption would not detract from his message. Twitter had other ideas. The medium that Mr. Trump has long embraced was quick to poke fun — and to note the irony. It was not that long ago, after all, that Mr. Trump, then just a real estate tycoon and reality TV star, mocked Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, for a similar... Link to the full article to read more